State of the ARC is a meme hosted by Avalinah’s Books in which we round up our ARCs and attempt to wrangle them into something approaching order. Sometimes it’s like herding cats. You know, when I glance at the list of ARC ahead of me, it seems so innocuous until I go and pay attention … Continue reading State of the ARC: May 2021
Reading Valdemar: Bastion
After five months, five books, a whole lot of Kirball, and a boatload of teen angst (from the characters, not from the readers), Jackie, Mel, and I have completed Mercedes Lackey's Collegiate Chronicles, which turned out to be not at all about the founding of the Heraldic Collegium at all (much to our surprise). What … Continue reading Reading Valdemar: Bastion
Sunday Sum-Up: May 23, 2021
Weird week around here. It was gloomy most of the time, then randomly gave us sun with gorgeous clouds- but never when I could get outside to photograph any of it. Or, I'd spend an hour or so wondering if it was going to rain or if I should just go for a walk, only … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: May 23, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: Re-Enchanted
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. Re-Enchanted: The Rise of Children's Fantasy Literature in the … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Re-Enchanted
Book Review: Fugitive Telemetry
Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries #6)By Martha WellsScience Fiction176 pagesPublished April 27, 2021, by Tor When a dead body is discovered on the peaceful Preservation Station, security forces automatically assume that Murderbot is the culprit. Murderbot is not the culprit, of course. It has more sense than to leave a dead body where anyone could … Continue reading Book Review: Fugitive Telemetry
Sunday Sum-Up: May 16, 2021
I ordered three things from Target online, as I couldn't get them in-store. They shipped all three items individually. Why, I don't know. It's a mystery. What else is a mystery about this order? Why one of the items, according to the tracking information, wandered around Minnesota for a few days before making it to … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: May 16, 2021
Storygraph Saturday: Sea Dragon Heir
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. Sea Dragon Heir (The Chronicles of Magravandias #1)by Storm … Continue reading Storygraph Saturday: Sea Dragon Heir
Book Review: The Kingdoms
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley448 pagesExpected publication: May 25, 2021, by Bloomsbury If you remember, come home. A postcard with that message and a picture of a Scottish lighthouse has been waiting for Joe Tournier for nearly a century, but shortly after he arrives in London with no memory of anything except his name, it … Continue reading Book Review: The Kingdoms
Sunday Sum-Up: May 9, 2021
Another week of generally getting things done. I like these kinds of weeks. They're so useful. Next week: More getting things done! I've been wanting to put new art up on two of the walls in my bedroom, as the stuff that's been up has been up for a long time. I'm thinking of doing … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: May 9, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: Sorcerer to the Crown
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal #1)by Zen ChoFantasy371 … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Sorcerer to the Crown
